Viola brought home a crazy game – three mistakes in total from eleven meters: Kean, Hernandez, Abraham – and interrupted the Rossoneri’s streak of three consecutive victories. Goals from former Adli, Pulisic and Gudmundsson. At the end of the match red for Theo
From our correspondent Andrea Ramazzotti
October 6, 2024 (changed at 11.22pm) – FIRENZE
Milan trashed the possibility of climbing to second place in the standings and, after the defeat in the Champions League in Leverkusen, they also lost in Florence. The streak of three consecutive victories in the championship has been interrupted and for Fonseca it is the middle of the night again. The Portuguese, betrayed by errors from the spot by Theo Hernandez and Abraham, will experience a very long break. Like the one in September when his bench was at risk. Because the Rossoneri are unable to win away from San Siro and above all they concede too much. Thus it is impossible to dream not only of the scudetto, but perhaps also of qualification for the next Champions League. The Rossoneri blunders, however, must not overshadow the heartfelt performance of Viola, saved by De Gea’s saves, but proudly in the game until the end and determined to take the three points (deserved) which bring them into a position calmer.
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Palladino makes a real revolution compared to Thursday’s match in the Conference: the only survivor is Adli, while the other ten are all new. Fonseca, on the other hand, changes only one man compared to Tuesday in Leverkusen: Morata for Loftus-Cheek, with the team the same as in the last three victories in the championship. The Viola defend with two very narrow lines of four and with Gudmundsson a step behind Kean, who is sought after in the counterattacks with long balls. The Rossoneri try to win the match: Leao gives Dodo a yellow card, but Morata comes close to scoring with a header from Emerson’s cross. Fiorentina, however, were not intimidated and, after a shot from outside (high over the crossbar) by Colpani, Dodo won a penalty for a naive foul by Theo Hernandez. Kean takes the ball and doesn’t leave it to Gudmundsson, who had scored against Lazio, but Maignan blocks the Azzurri center forward’s shot. The alarm clock doesn’t ring loud enough for Milan who continue to defend too softly and concede a goal following a lateral foul, with the former Adli receiving, jumping Pulisic and hitting the ball with a great diagonal shot. Second goal in 72 hours after the one in Conference. The Tuscans were not satisfied and Colpani came close to doubling their lead, but before the end of the first half the Devil had the chance to equalize from eleven metres, due to a foul by Ranieri on Reijnders, who entered the area well on Pulisic’s verticalisation. From the spot, however, Theo Hernandez ruins his birthday by having his shot saved by De Gea who then also neutralizes Abraham’s close range shot.
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Milan began the second half with their foot on the accelerator because Fonseca made himself heard in the locker room. The pressure is higher and the Viola find it more difficult to dribble and restart. Kean gives away another penalty with a naive foul on Gabbia, but super De Gea still thinks about… saving his homeland: record penalty saved, just to explain why he was a starter at Manchester United for years. However, the AC Milan tide continues to rise: the Portuguese coach asks for width and right on a cross from the left by Theo Hernandez, Pulisic with a clever volley scores diagonally to make it 1-1. Beautiful goal to show in football schools. Kean continues his evening to forget by failing to make it 2-1 from an excellent position, but he has the merit of partially redeeming himself by serving the opening ball to Gudmundsson following a “hole” from Tomori. Franchi explodes with enthusiasm, while Fonseca, who recently replaced Leao with Okafor, can’t believe his eyes. Milan, with Chukwueze also on the pitch (but only two substitutions made), tries their last assault, but De Gea says he adds to the two defused penalties also two other important saves on the Nigerian former Villarreal player and on Abraham. It ends with Kean seeing the shot hit the crossbar to make it 3-1 and with Palladino, sent off for protesting, celebrating a deserved victory. For Milan, however, it is the dead of night again, very deep indeed: after the final whistle Pairetto sends Hernandez off for protesting.
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